TOP STORY: No More Sit At Home - South East Leaders Declare |READ FULL DECISIONS
Afnews Editor
Oct 05, 2021
A meeting of South-East leaders ended in Enugu on Tuesday with a mandate that Governors must do everything to stop the every Monday sit at home.
Recall that despite the cancellation of the Sit at Home by Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, south easterners are still observing it with some unknow persons enforcing it with attacks on people and properties.
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However, in the Eastern leaders meeting which was attended by political, religious and traditional leaders, they said such order would not be condoned any further.
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A communiqu├® issued after the meeting was read by the Chairman of South-East Governors' Forum and Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi.
The meeting was attended by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State (Host), Senator Hope Uzodimma, Abia State Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Ude Oko Chukwu, National Assembly members from the South East geo-political zone, former Governors, former Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), leaders of the religious and traditional institutions from the zone, including leaders of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, among others.
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At the commencement of the meeting, they observe a minute silence for all those who have lost their lives to the security challenges in the country, especially in the South East zone.
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Full text of the communiqu├® below:
The Governors and leaders of the South East condemned the killings in the region and have agreed to join hands with security agencies to stop the killings;
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The meeting condemned the sit-at-home orders, which are mostly issued by our people in diaspora who do not feel the pains, the meeting resolved that Governors and all people of
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the south East do everything within the law to ensure that there is no further sit-at-home in the South East and that people are allowed to freely move about in the zone;
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The meeting agreed that the South East Ebubeagu security outfit be launched in all the South East States and laws passed in various South East States before the end of 2021;
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The meeting received the Committee report from Ohaneze on various matters affecting the South East, especially on the issue of security and marginalization of the South East people, and resolved to study the reports from Ohaneze Worldwide for immediate implementation, and engagement with the Federal Government for amicable settlement of all issues agitating the minds of our people, especially the youths;
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The meeting agreed to support security agencies to restore peace in the South East;
Tne meeting resolved to support election in Anambra State and directed security agencies to ensure a peaceful election in Anambra State come November 6, 2021.
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The meeting commended all groups and the clergy for their efforts at interfacing with our youths
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The meeting mandated our clergy men, Bishops, CAN, Ohaneze and Traditional Rulers to continue to dialogue with our youths.
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